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Our Big Ten postseason player rankings creep closer toward the top 5. Every player left on the list is either the league's best or second best at his position, in our estimation. As a reminder, these rankings are based solely on performance during th...

The preseason top 25 player countdown continues as we inch our way closer to the top 5. As a reminder, these rankings are based primarily on 2011 performance and potential for the 2012 season. NFL potential is taken into account, but it's not the ...

ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper has produced another set of top 5 lists , which examine the top prospects at each position as April gets closer. The scouting combine is all wrapped up, and pro day fever is upon us as players rise and fall on the draft bo...

ESPN's NFL draft expert Mel Kiper has revised his list of top 5 players at each position for the 2012 draft and compiled the top 5s among returning seniors for the 2012 college football season. Big Ten players are on both lists, so let's take a lo...

It's time to get serious as the Big Ten preseason player rankings, based on past performance and potential impact for the 2011 season, have entered the top 5. Up next ... No. 5: Lavonte David, LB, Nebraska, Sr., 6-1, 225 2010 numbers: Led th...

The final Associated Press Top 25 poll is out, and the Big Ten placed three teams among the top 15. Sugar Bowl champ Ohio State leads off the Big Ten contingent at No. 5, marking the Buckeyes' seventh top 5 finish in Jim Tressel's 10 years as coac...

ESPN NFL draft guru Mel Kiper has updated his latest Big Board, as well as his top-5 positions lists for both seniors and non-seniors. You need to be an ESPN Insider member to view the complete files, but here's where Big Ten players stack up: ...

As we move closer to the season, I'll be ranking the Big Ten, position by position. After some deliberation, I've decided to change things up and rank only the top 5 units from around the league. While I know you love to rag on the lower-ranked teams...

My colleague Heather Dinich over the ACC blog is feeling a little disrespected these days. Everyone is hatin' on the ACC. When it comes to ranking conferences heading into the 2010 season, the ACC is struggling to stay in the top 5. Well, HD, w...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg The Big Ten might lack a top 5 team, but the league leads the nation in suspending its own players. Ohio State star safety Kurt Coleman on Monday became the third Big Ten player in as many weeks to be issued...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Ohio State's recent record against top 5 opponents can't be disputed, but neither can the team's resolve. The Buckeyes have proven they bounce back strong from losses, even heartbreaking ones like last Satur...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg No self-respecting list of Big Ten rivalries would put Iowa-Northwestern in the top 5, though the bile between the Hawkeyes and Wildcats is certainly growing. The series has been competitive since 1995 (N...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg MADISON, Wis. -- Penn State enters tonight's game trying to further validate itself as a top 5 team and a national title contender. Wisconsin is simply trying to save its once-promising season. Throw in the possib...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Jerry Lai/US PRESSWIRE Illinois cornerback Vontae Davis is a potential top 5 NFL draft choice. RANTOUL, Ill. -- Illinois cornerback Vontae Davis remembers the times his big brother Vernon wo...

2012 record: 7-6 2012 conference record: 3-5 (fourth in Legends division) Returning starters: Offense: 8; defense: 7; kicker/punter: 1 Top returners LB Max Bullough, CB Darqueze Dennard, LB Denicos Allen, S Isaiah Lewis, DE Marcus Rush, QB An...

2012 record: 10-3 2012 conference record: 5-3 (third in Legends division) Returning starters: Offense: 8; defense: 7; kicker/punter: 2 Top returners RB Venric Mark, QB Kain Colter, QB Trevor Siemian, C Brandon Vitabile, WR Christian Jones, TE...